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[[File:Swords of Justice Dream.png|thumb|right|250px|Artwork of {{p|Virizion}}, {{p|Terrakion}} and {{p|Cobalion}} from the [[Pokémon Global Link]].]]

The Swords of Justice share a secondary type, {{type|Fighting}} and the Ability {{a|Justified}}. A number of their moves refer to combat and swordplay—something the Musketeers specialized in—such as {{m|Swords Dance}} and {{m|Sacred Sword}}. The latter move was the [[signature move]] of the Swords of Justice in [[Generation V]].

In [[Pokémon Violet]]'s version of the [[Area Zero]] Expedition, 200 years before the game, the sketch artist was inspired by the [[Paradox Pokémon]] within the [[Great Crater of Paldea]] and drew an imaginary Pokémon resembling all three Swords of Justice, as well as {{p|Iron Leaves}}, {{p|Iron Boulder}} and {{p|Iron Crown}}. The [[Scarlet Book]] instead depicts what looks like a combination of the three [[legendary beasts]].

The player can now encounter Cobalion at {{rt|13|Unova}}, Terrakion at {{rt|22|Unova}} and Virizion at {{rt|11|Unova}}.

The player can encounter Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion at the [[Pathless Plain]] while [[soaring in the sky]] as long as there are three Pokémon with 510 EVs in the player's party. Cobalion appears on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; Terrakion appears on Tuesday and Saturday; and Virizion appears on Monday and Thursday.

The player can encounter Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion in the [[Ultra Space Wilds]]' Rocky World dimension by traveling through green warp holes in [[Ultra Warp Ride]].

The player can encounter Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion in the [[Crown Tundra]] after collecting 50 footprints of each Pokémon. [[Sonia]] will then pinpoint the location of the Pokémon, making Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion appear in [[Frigid Sea]], [[Lakeside Cave]] and [[Giant's Bed]], respectively.

After capturing Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion, the player can also encounter {{p|Keldeo}}. After interacting with a pair of footprints near a pot on an island in [[Ballimere Lake]] and making a curry with Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion in the party, Keldeo will appear on the island.

The members of Swords of Justice are obtainable after completing the main story of [[The Indigo Disk]]. They can be encountered in [[Paldea]] after obtaining special snacks from [[Snacksworth]]. Additionally, the games introduce supposed descendants of Virizion, Terrakion and Cobalion: the [[Paradox Pokémon]] {{p|Iron Leaves}}, {{p|Iron Boulder}} and {{p|Iron Crown}} respectively.

The Swords of Justice all made their anime debuts in ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]''. Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion train their youngest member, {{mov|Keldeo|Keldeo|15}}, but before the Colt Pokémon finishes its training, it decides to test its strength against {{mov|Kyurem|Kyurem|15}}. The Boundary Pokémon proves to be too much for Keldeo, who flees from the battle, but is actively pursued by Kyurem, who wants to finish their match. Keldeo is then found by {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, who help it to end the battle with Kyurem.

[[File:Swords of Justice Adventures.png|thumb|right|180px|Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion in Pokémon Adventures]]

When they hear a cry of pain, Black and Shoko enter the cave to find that Trish had been defeated and captured by Terrakion and Virizion. Black manages to get Trish out of Terrakion and Virizion's grasp with the help of [[Bo]]. When Trish wakes up, she decides to battle and capture the two Pokémon again, but is interrupted by the third Pokémon, Cobalion. Cobalion's appearance startles Trish into dropping her torches, causing a fire to start inside of the cave. Using teamwork, Cobalion, Virizion and Terrakion put out the flames as well as capture Shoko and Trish's Pokémon so that they can be freed from their Trainers. Black tracks them using [[Musha]]'s dream eating abilities, and he manages to free the girls' Pokémon after telling the three legends that Trish and Shoko truly love their Pokémon. Cobalion, Virizion and Terrakion then disappear into the distance, much to Black's disappointment since he never captured them.

They travel to the [[P2 Laboratory]], where the Shadow Triad and the Striaton Gym Leaders, [[Cilan]], [[Cress]] and [[Chili]], are locked in combat. From the expressions on each sides' Pokémon, Keldeo determines the Striaton Gym Leaders to be the good side. Keldeo rushes in to defeat the Shadow Triad's Pokémon, but gets captured in the process. Fortunately, Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion come to the rescue by swinging their swords at both trios, defeating both sides before deciding to leave. Although defeated, the Shadow Triad refuse to back down and activate the P2 Lab's doors and have their {{p|Genesect|secret weapon}} fire a laser at Keldeo. Keldeo is protected by its three mentors, who are frozen by the laser and proceed to sink into the waters below.

The Swords of Justice, excluding Keldeo, are captured by the organization [[Great Gavel]] and turned into Burst Hearts. Their Burst Hearts are then given to the three generals: [[Amu]], [[Ganku]] and [[Rovy]].